啊船长我的船长表达分析An Analysis of Artistic Expression in O Captain! My Captain共5页文档.doc
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1、如有侵权,请联系网站删除,仅供学习与交流啊船长我的船长表达分析An Analysis of Artistic Expression in O Captain! My Captain【精品文档】第 5 页An Analysis of Artistic Expression in O Captain! My Captain!O Captain! My Captain is an outstanding poem written in 1865 by Walt Whitman. After four years conflicts, the civil war ended up with the v
2、ictory of north and the abolishment of slavery. The slavery system was crushed and when the American people, was enthusiastically looking forward to their new era, their captain of the nation, Abraham Lincoln was killed by assassin. The news shocked everyone, including Walt Whitman. As a radical dem
3、ocratic poet who strongly opposed to slavery, he merged his sadness and distress into his poem and created O, Captain! My Captain! The artistic method was perfectly used in the poem, which gives people more understanding of his writing features and his emotional sustenance.I. Analysis of Figure of S
4、peechWhitman uses multiple rhetorical devices to enhance the artistic influence in O Captain! My Captain! It makes the content more profound, the emotion more specific and the mood more solemn. Basically the poem applies metaphor, symbolism, repetition and apostrophe.A. MetaphorA metaphor is a figur
5、e of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated object. (Wikipedia) The most typical and obvious metaphor in this poem is “the captain”. He compares Lincoln as the captain, which is consistence with Lincolns role as l
6、eader in the Civil War, and his greatness in leading the northern people to success. In the second stanze, the author compares Lincoln to “my dear father”. It can easily remind people of the Father of American, George Washington. He gave birth to America. Lincoln saved American in the crisis, and to
7、 some extent, Lincoln gives rebirth to America. Therefore, it is appropriate to call Lincoln father. The metaphor for President Lincoln can express people including Whitmans respect and admiration for him. “Father” also expresses the authors true deep sorrow.“The ship” is another metaphor for the Un
8、ited State. The author also describes the American Civil War as a “fearful trip”. “The ship has weatherd every rack” indicates that America has experienced great difficulties and hardships in the war, and has successfully overcome all the obstacles. “The prize we sought is won” implies that slavery
9、has been abolished, and the slaves finally get their freedom. “The port is near” means the ship has reached the destination and the victory could be seen. However, their captain has fallen on the deck and died. The extreme happiness instantly changed to the opposite sadness, which could arouse great
10、 resonance among most readers.B. SymbolismSymbolism is another fundamental method in literature creating. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent things. Through symbolism, abstract emotions and feelings can be transferred as concrete objects. The author uses symbolism to express deep emotions
11、and meanings, to establish a connection between imagination and reality in readers mind, which makes plain object process great impression. Whitman used flag, bugle, bouquets, ribbon, shores that symbolize victory and happiness. The force bringing the division of north and south is doomed to fail an
12、d the Unites State reunites again. They are combined with the anger and sorrow with the scene that shows the captain had already died on the deck could not share the victory with his people. It actually takes a contrast scene between the happiness of the victory and the sadness of the death of capta
13、in. It is also a contrast between dynamic and static, which contributes to the gloomy atmosphere.C. Repetition Repetition is another important rhetorical device that is frequently used in literature. It means the use of same word, phrase, and speech sound in a poem or speech. In the first stanze, Wh
14、itman writes “But O heat! heart! heart!”. He repeats the word “heart” for three times, shows the sudden change of the authors mood and feelings. Readers would feel a sad and distressed heart is beating heavily. The emotion of wretchedness and tragedy is clearly seen from the short line. Through repe
15、ating “heart”, author can better express his sorrow feelings and give emphasis on it. In addition, readers can also feel more about their own sad hearts and have the resonance with the author. The repetition can also give readers some kind of rhythm sensation and the beauty of music. The repetition
16、makes the poem easy to read and leaves a deep impression on readers minds.In the second stanze, the poet writes “O Captain! my captain! rise up and hear the be; rise up”. The repetition of “rise up” demonstrates the desperation and desire of the author. He hopes that the death of the captain is only
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